Healthy life expectancy falls across Scotland
Summary
New figures show that healthy life expectancy in Scotland is now about 59 years for both men and women, meaning people spend a greater part of their lives in poor health. This decline has been noticeable since the mid-2010s, with life expectancy itself seeing a slight rise recently. There are significant differences in healthy life expectancy depending on where people live and their level of deprivation.Key Facts
- Healthy life expectancy in Scotland is now 59.4 years for women and 59.1 years for men.
- This measure has been declining for both genders since the mid-2010s.
- People in more deprived areas of Scotland have a lower healthy life expectancy compared to those in less deprived areas.
- Since 2014 to 2016, women have lost nearly four years of healthy life expectancy and men have lost three years.
- There is a noticeable variation across different regions in Scotland, with some areas having higher or lower healthy life expectancies.
- Women in the most deprived communities live about 60% of their lives in good health, while men live about two-thirds in good health.
- Across the UK, Scotland has the lowest healthy life expectancy for men compared to other UK countries, while Wales has the lowest for women.
- Although healthy life expectancy has decreased, overall life expectancy has seen a small increase and has returned to near pre-pandemic levels.
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